Your morning briefing for Monday, Aug. 7, 2017: Pence calls the prospect of a 2020 White House campaign of his own ‘absurd,’ China urges North Korea to be ‘smart’ and drop its missile tests, and Bangor infant dies after being injured by family dog.

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, July 19, 2017: Mormon university instructor says she was fired after Facebook post supporting LGBT rights, Trump suggests Republicans will let Obamacare market collapse, and Collins vows public will play major role in creation of new Senate health bill

Your morning briefing for Monday, June 5, 2017: Putin calls election-meddling charge a ‘load of nonsense,’ Trump urges end to political correctness in wake of London attack, and Augusta city hall shut down after angry man lets 100 live bed bugs loose

Your morning briefing for Thursday, May 11, 2017: LePage won’t oppose Angus King for U.S. Senate in 2018, FBI chief aimed to expand Russia probe before Trump fired him, brawl on a jet ended with a dogpile on a flight attendant

Your morning briefing for Thursday, April 6, 2017: It’s now illegal in Russia to share image of Putin as a potentially gay clown , IRS seized millions from innocent people because of how they managed their bank accounts, Trump support for school choice worries rural Maine educators

After remaining largely silent on the past weekend’s violence in Virginia, Gov. Paul LePage erupted Thursday on the radio. Maine’s Republican governor echoed President Donald Trump’s reaction to the Charlottesville conflict, assigning equal blame to white supremacists and counter-protesters who showed up to oppose a rally against removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. […]